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     If you came to camp Fox Valley Camp Ground is a tremendous place to do that, and there are other places here than Willow Lake, for example North Lake. After a long day outdoors Hampton Inn Chicago Elgin / I90 is a good site to spend a night or two, and the Lake Defiance Trail is a brilliant hiking trail nearby. What would winter be without some skiing at Villa Olivia, and on a fine day you can take a hike along the Fox River Trail. This lake is so wonderful.  
   A splendid place for whitewater paddling near Willow Lake is Fox River; it's a great idea to check out Jelkes Creek.
So much fun stuff to do at Willow Lake, so little time. If you need a site to stay Super 8 Elgin is a great choice. Lakes? Sure, Lake Marian is nearby. This lake is so wonderful. The slopes of Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing) are so inviting nobody can resist; nearby you locate the Leather Leaf Bog Trail which is a
 
               wonderful hiking trail.
There's so much to do here at Willow Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Buffalo Park Campground is a magnificent place for that, and Highlands of Elgin Golf Course is a golf course nearby. An average amount of rain falls at Willow Lake; June is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month of the year is February. Through the summer here at Willow Lake, high temperatures typically get into the 80's. During the moonlight hours it's regularly in the 60's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's, and after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Willow Lake sink into the 0's.

 
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Local climate location: MARENGO 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.06194
Longitude: -88.28083

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These outdoors activities are available near Willow Lake.
 Hotels Near Willow Lake:
Hampton Inn Chicago Elgin / I90, Elgin, 1 miles away
Super 8 Elgin, Elgin, 1 miles away
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites CHICAGO NORTHWEST - ELGIN, Elgin, 1 miles away
TownePlace Suites Chicago Elgin/West Dundee, West Dundee, 1 miles away
Courtyard Chicago Elgin/West Dundee, West Dundee, 1 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Willow Lake:
Buffalo Park Campground, Algonquin, 5 miles away
Fox Valley Camp Ground, Crystal Lake, 11 miles away
E Z Go, Lake Zurich, 16 miles away
Alfred Keil, Round Lake, 16 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Willow Lake:
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 6 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Villa Olivia, Illinois, 9 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Four Lakes, Illinois, 20 miles away
      100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Willow Lake:
Fox River, DuPage/Kane CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class I-II(IV) - 0.05 miles long (Batavia Dam)
 National Parks Near Willow Lake:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 30 miles away
 Trails Near Willow Lake:
Fox River Trail, McHenry County, 13 miles away
Lake Defiance Trail, McHenry County, 13 miles away
Leather Leaf Bog Trail, McHenry County, 14 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Willow Lake:
Highlands of Elgin Golf Course, Elgin, 3 miles away
Rolling Knolls Country Club, Elgin, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Willow Lake:
Lake Marian, Kane CountyCounty, 3 miles away
North Lake, Kane CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing)
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park allows skiers now, they used to be snowboarding only but they've changed. Snowboarders and skiers now coexist in peace and harmony on this hill....

Villa Olivia
Villa Olivia is a great place to bring your family specially of you have small kids. It's like a big snow playground. The slope is not very impressive but it's ok for a quick little mini ski trip....

Fox River
10 miles away
While there is limited whitewater, the Fox River has many put ins and take outs from just south of Elgin all the way to just north of the confluence of the Fox and the Illinois River. There are miles of quiet country scenery on the section of the river from Yorkville south (about 15 miles) There is an outfitter at the dam in Yorkville (Freeman's Sports)who rents canoes by the day and will provide shuttle service. There are sandstone cliffs near Sheridan. There are campgrounds along the river south of Yorkville for those who want to spend more than one day on the river. Be sure to be aware of where the dams are, they are dangerous. There are no dams south of Yorkville except the Dayton Dam which is a hydroelectric dam that prevents passage beyond Wedron....

Lake Defiance Nature Trail
13 miles away
The Red and Yellow trails are good too, but the Blue is such a delight that the thought of it gets me off the couch. The prairie! Luscious theme park sized soil undulations caused by the glacier! Interesting gravel. You sense the deer watching you. About an hour around if you are walking for fitness.  Avoid only when icy.  Plenty of parking....

Busse Lake
18 miles away
Not quite warm enough for good fishing....

Dunns Lake
19 miles away
This is the best place to be on the chain!...

Four Lakes
19 miles away
Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter....

Wilmot mountain
23 miles away
I love wilmot, i go there almost every day in hte winter. Last season, i even went on christmas day. It was great....

Grand Geneva
29 miles away
I think Grand Geneva is where I went skiing last year when I was up there visiting some old friends, but it may have been some other similar place. It was my first time skiing, it was great. I fell a lot but you know, you just get up again, that's just the way it goes. Looking forward to going again some time....

Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
29 miles away
The Governor’s office recently announced that the State of Illinois will be closing the I&M and Hennepin Canal State Parks. While it’s unclear whether the State will put ''trail closed'' signs up, there is no apparent money to maintain them and fallen trees, washouts, and other issues will undoubtedly happen. Please help keep this trail open. Express your opinion to the governor’s office. 217-782-0244, 312-814-2121, or www.illinois.gov/helpdesk/contact.cfm and click on the ''Governor’s on Line Contact Form'' ...Illini State Park Campground prices are $10 site plus $10 for Elect.or $20.00 a night for elect. Primative sites are $10 per nite. Holiday rates for 2008 are $30 for a elect. site. And youth group area is $2 per person, min.$20 per night Starved Rock is $25 per nite and $35 on holiday week ends Fri-Mon. Illini campground is permanently closing on Nov. 1,2008 Gov.Blagojevic is closing many nice parks. in region 1, 2, &3 but none in his area....

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